Building construction



June 18, 1929. J CLYDESDALE 1,717,495

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Ck yoisa/mg Patented June 18, 1929.

UNITED STATES JAMES GLYDElSIDALE, OF HEMPSTEASD, LONG ISLAND,'NEW YORK.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed October 19, 1925. Serial No. 63,298;

Among the principal objects which the present invention has in view are: To d1- minish the time and labor usually employed in the erection of buildings; to economizein the cost of the building structure; to 'sim The resent invention has for its particular o ject the curtailment of the labor feature usually required when materials have been moved to the building location. With this object. in View I: have adopted a buildlify the building operation; and to provi 8 ing unit of uniform design which can be a structural unit of uniform design.

Drawings: Figure 1 is a horizontal section ofa corner fragment of a'building structureconstructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention j Figure 2 is a detail View showing in perspective a building unit and structural support therefor;

Figure 3 is a .cross 'SQClllOIl on enlarged scale of a fragment of a structural unit constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention, the section being taken as on the line 3-3 in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a perspective View of a fragment of a connecting filler constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention; I v

Figure 5 is an elevation of a fragment of a building wall constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 6 is a vertical section on enlarged scale, showing the connection at the founda-- tion wall with the building structure employing the units and means for connecting the same in accordance with the present invention, the section being taken as on the line 6-6 in Figure 9;

Figure 7 is a detail view showing the method of supporting floor beams of a building structure, the section being taken as on the line 77 in Figure 8;

Figure 8 is a section on enlarged scale of the beam structure constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention, the section being takenas on the line 8--8 in Figure 7; I

Figure 9 is a horizontal sectional view of a fragment of the floor structure, side wall and foundation of a building structure, the section being taken as on' the line 99 in Figure 6;

Figure 10 is a vertical section showing a fragment of the floor structure of the building, the section being taken on the line 10-1O in Figure 5; 1

Figure 11 is a perspective. view showing an end fragment of a building unit constructed and arranged in accordance with the modified form of the present invention.

the drawings at Figure 11, where the engagin notches are formed on the longitudinal e ge' ofthe Web of the structure rather than on the end thereof, as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings.

The units herein .described are formed by being molded, the molds being extensible to provide units of different lengths. The web 15 of each unit is preferably slightly wedgeshaped. in cross section, and has cast therein a reinforcing 'metal rod 16. The rod 16 extends beyond the ends of the webs 15 to form tyin'g terminals '17. The webs 15 are extended from the fiat body portions 18, the body portions 18 being preferably of uniform width. i

It will be understood, however, that the width may be varied if the special'requirements of the work demand. It is however,

reinforcing rods are employed. Transversethe body portion 18and at suitable intervals are extended the tie rods 21, the ends whereof are extended.

The units are preferably molded of cement or suitable grouting, and the elon gated ed e of the web 15 is faced with a wooden urring strip or ground 22. The facing of the ground 22 abutting the web 15 is heavily coated with any suitable waterproofing material 23. The round is anchored to the web 15, prefera ly' by fastening devices such as the nails 24, shown in Figure 1 of the drawings.

In the majority of cases the units are grooves 25, suitable for extension over the flanges 26 of I-beams 27 when used as floor beams, or over the channel beam 28 which is anchored to the foundation wall 29 by means of bolts 30.

The units thus constructed are employed in building constructions by being stood on end to form the outer walls, and by being laid side b side flatwise, to form the floor ing of sai constructions. The former arrangement can be seen best in Figures 1 and of the drawings, while the latter arrangement is shown best in Figures 2, 8 and 9.

When the units are placed upright for the construction of the'outer walls of the building, theends of the rods 21 are 'bent around an upright rod 31, and are secured tightly thereto, as seen best in Figure 1 of the drawings. The units are placed to provide spaces therebetween into which is subsequently poured, or otherwise deposited, 3oncrete,,which forms the connecting filler 32.

\Vhen the cement has set it will be found that the fillers 32 hold the units 18 in rigid cooperative relation. When the units 18 are placed in-position on the channel beam 28, the flanges of the channel beam 28 are engaged by the grooves 25. When the units have been disposed in upright relation an I-beam 35 is placed thereover, the dependent flanges of the I-beam fitting the grooves 25 at the top of the units 18. This can be best seen in Figure 10 of the drawings. The units having grooves 34 in the ends thereof are then placed over the beam 30 to be supported thereby. Certain of the units, as shown in Figure 11, have chamfered edges 36, which fit between the webs 15 of the upright units, as seen best in Figures 9 and 11 of the drawings. As seen best in Figure 10 of the drawings a grouting'37 is filled in between the webs 15 of the units 18 and over the beam 33. Forms or centers are used to assist in this operation, which are subsequently removed after the cement has set. When the cement has set it will be found that the units 18 forming the flooring are held rigidly in theposition desired. The

outer edges of the grouting 37 are preferably made flush with the outer or exposed surface of the grounds 22 formed on the upright members 18.

As seen best in Figure 1 of the drawings, theblock 35 is shaped to conform with the blocks 32 on the meeting faces of the wall. The space between the webs 15 of the adjacent units 18 is filled in to form the reinforcing or strengthening corner filler 38.

Reinforcing rods 39 are placed upri ht in the space in which the corner fil er is formed, to strengthen the construction at this point.

In Figures 5 and 7 the method of constructing heavy exposed beams for supporting flat arches and for bridging unusually broad spaces is shown. This consists in rovidin heavy I-beams 40, which are su sequent y faced or surrounded for fire-proofing and other purposes by a suitable grouting 41. Suitably secured to the I-beams 40 are the smaller or floor beams 27. To hold the groutin on the I-beams the facing clips 42 are emp oyed. The clips 42 are of the usual construction.

It will be understood that when employing building units constructed and arranged as herein described, some of the units are formed with reference to the door and window openings or other architectural or structural features of the building to be constructed. Also, where framings for window openings are provided, a variety of lengths, and in some instances of shape, are provided in the manufacture of the units. Under all circumstances, however, it is obvious the employment of units such as described,-

which may be constructed in a shop and delivered to the building location, will ourtail greatly the time needed for constructing the building on the building location, as it is obvious that a few operatives handling the units described could place in structural relationship a number of units covering a large area of wall space and within a very short period of time.

I claim;

In a building construction, the combination of metallic I-beams having flanges forming channels disposed lengthwise thereof; a plurality of I-beam structural units having laterally extending concrete bodies and reinforcing webs, said webs having parallel grooves formed at their ends for engaging the flanges of said I-beams, .means connecting the units with the lateral extensions thereof forming a homogeneous construction, said means including a concrete connecting block cast between the adjacent edges of said unit, said block having sides overlapping the edges of said units, and bonding elements structurally embodied in said blocks for metallically uniting the adjacent units gndlintermediate blocks, substantially as set ort 1.

JAMES CLYDESDALE. 

